by gayles | Feb 19, 2020 | Adoption-attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. We’ve all experienced moments in our lives when we needed someone to be there for us. Often, we’ve had the misfortune of being let down, abandoned to face difficulty on our own....
by gayles | Feb 12, 2020 | Adoptee experience, Adoption-attunement, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Empathy, General Discussion, Living adoption, Strengthening Family Relationships
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. An adult adoptee I know described a recent conversation she had with the eight-year-old daughter of a coworker. Somehow the child learned that my friend was adopted. This...
by gayles | Feb 5, 2020 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, Difficult Discussions, General Discussion, Intentional Parenting, Strengthening Family Relationships
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. As of February 3, 2020, eleven cases of Coronavirus have been diagnosed in the United States. Thousands in China have fallen ill and 361 have died.[1] As responsible parents, we...
by gayles | Jan 29, 2020 | Adoption-attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, Family dynamics, Strengthening Family Relationships
Feeling short of time or finding it difficult to concentrate? You can listen to this post. Read time 3:38 So far this month this blog has examined several priorities for parenting success in 2020. At the risk of being overly obvious, we must consider ourselves and the...
by Gayle Swift | Dec 10, 2019 | Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
If you prefer to listen to this blog, click the player that follows. At this time of year, hospitality features prominently. We ponder the message of “No room at the inn.” As adoptive parents, we could assert that we daily live a positive response; we welcomed...
by Gayle Swift | Nov 13, 2019 | Adoption-attunement, Adoptive Parenting Skills/Tool, Blogs by Gayle Swift, General Discussion
During this month of promoting awareness of adoption, we adoptive parents have a unique opportunity to immerse ourselves in listening, learning and validating what our children tell us about what it is like to be adopted. Listening and loving are inextricably...
